Timeline

Construction

Phase B Construction (2023 - Spring 2025)

• Phase B Construction is scheduled from 2023 to Spring 2025. The entirety of the work area will be closed to the public. 
• Phase A: The easternmost section of the park, Phase A, will be open to the public during construction.
• Updated Plans: Arsenal Park Improvements Phase B Drawings (PDF) 

Phase B Project Updates (2023)

• January 2022 Updated Plans: Arsenal Park City Council Presentation (PDF) – the project teams provided an updated status and presentation to the City Council, with an overview of the first phase completion and an update on the second phase. The presentation included a schedule for when the project would go to bid and be constructed that should be updated to reflect an August/September, 2023 start date for construction.

Design Progress on Phase B (Winter 2020 - 2021)

• Conservation Commission discussion and review of specific elements of the Phase B area of Arsenal Park. See below for progress drawings. 
  • Playground (PDF)
  • Lower/amphitheater playground (PDF)
  • Entrance plaza (PDF)

Phase A Construction 

• Phase A Construction (the easternmost section of the park): began in spring 2020 and was completed in 2021.

Design Approvals

• Conservation Commission
  • The Conservation Commission discussed and recommend for Arsenal Park Master Plan to move forward to 25% design (October and December 2017)
  • The Conservation Commission discussed Conceptual Design Plan / 25% Design (PDF) (December 2018 and January 2019) 
  • The Conservation Commission reviewed the design and approved to move forward to City Council (February 2019)
• City Council
  • The City Council approved Arsenal Park Design Plan - Final (PDF) (July 9, 2019)

About the Arsenal Park Desing Process (2017)

The Watertown Department of Community Development and Planning held two community meetings to discuss Arsenal Park and the potential for design/redesign of some areas within the park. 

• Community Meeting #1 (August 15, 2017):  
  • Presentations Topics & Discussion: Options for Design and Enhancements
• Community Meeting #2 (October 11, 2017)
  • Presentation Topics & Discussion: Design options and next steps with the Conservation Commission and City Council

Design & Community Meetings 

• Arsenal Survey #1 (PDF) (2017)
• Community Meeting #1 Presentation (PDF) (August 15, 2017)
  • Arsenal Park Design Meeting 1 Breakout Table Plan (PDF)
  • Arsenal Park Design Meeting 1 Presentation with Breakout Session Summary (PDF)
  • Breakout Map Comments (PDF)
  • Breakout Summary Comments (PDF)
  • Arsenal Park Design Online Survey 1 Comments (PDF) (August 31, 2017)
• Community Meeting #2 Presentation (PDF) (August 15, 2017)
• Arsenal Park Conceptual Design Plan (PDF) (March 2018)
• Arsenal Park Conceptual Design Plan - Final (PDF (July 9, 2019)

Upcoming Meetings

• There are no upcoming community meetings at this time.